I’ve noticed that a lot of people struggle with toxicity in Valorant and it really sucks. Whenever I play, I’m able to always create an environment that brings out the best in people and it’s actually really easy to do! There’s just a few simple things you have to do to start avoiding the toxic players and start attracting good team players that appreciate a good game.

Step 1: Open up with a nice greeting – Just starting out with a nice “how’s everyone doing?” can do a lot for the future of that game. It’ll let everyone know that you’re not a toxic player and that you just want to have a good game with your new teammates.

Step 2: Positivity is key! – I know that it can get frustrating sometimes when you have a teammate that’s not really pulling their weight or is having a hard time getting off the ground at the beginning of the game. Whatever the situation is, you need to stay positive and you need to spread that positivity. Dropping positive comments whenever someone does something good or reassuring a teammate when they do something bad will just boost their confidence and reduce the chances of them tilting and throwing the game.

Step 3: Confidence – You need to be actively trying to boost your teammates confidence. When they’re feeling confident, they’re going to start playing a lot better, and the same applies to you! A good boost in confidence will go a long way in the how well the entire team performs.

Step 4: Staying Positive – It can be hard to stay positive sometimes. Everyone gets frustrated and that’s just part of playing a competitive game. But you don’t need to take that frustration out on your team or share it with them through comms. Keep any frustration you have off the mic and away from your teammates and only comm the positive things. And remember, being toxic doesn’t benefit you or your teammates. The only people it benefits is the enemy team since they’ll be able to take advantage of you tilting and it’ll make their game a lot easier.

Finally, remember that just because you might do all of this and your team is playing really well, it won’t mean easy wins. It won’t mean that you’ll suddenly stop raging and start being the happiest person alive. But what it will do is make the game we all love a lot more enjoyable for yourself and for the people you play with. And with all that positivity comes teamwork which is what will help you start getting better teams to climb up the ranks.

This is just something that I’ve been doing, and it’s really been making my games a lot more fun. I made a video on the whole topic that explains everything a lot more and is really entertaining to watch.

https://youtu.be/dOBQJc_cANM

I hope you guys take some of this and implement it into your next games, I’m sure you’ll love the results!

Edit: I’ve been asked what server I play on. I play on EU servers. So if you think your server is doomed, it isn’t!